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I apologize, because this is a very rough draft. It needs
some elbow grease, and I have to fix references to Kaddo's arrival.
But this is the gist of it, so let me know how it works.

The Avatar sensed his end. There had been times, so many times,
that he had wished for his suffering to cease, but not like this.
Not by the hand of this terrifying creature that had once been his
daughter.

As the sound of thunder filled his ears, the Avatar closed his
eyes. He tried to open his mouth, but the strength had drained from
him. I’m sorry, Sakura. A tear escaped from beneath his lid. It
slid down his cheek, hot against his flesh, like a brand of shame.
So sorry.

The pressure eased from his chest. Air filled his lungs as he
gasped. His eyes flittered o…

Okay, I imagine that we're all in the same boat of wanting to
see these revisions finished and published so that we can move on
with the story. My question is as follows: Do we have a timetable
for the release of the revised chapters/sections? If not, we should
probably come up with something so that we're not stuck in limbo.
Thoughts?

I know Slash is going to write the final scene of Chapter 5, but
I couldn't stop...so, here it is. :)

Eris narrowed her eyes as a chill ran down her
spine; something was odd. She glanced around the massive library,
half expecting Wan Shi Tong to attempt to descend on her again, but
no spirit was in sight. No, the disturbance stemmed from the energy
in the library itself.

I have felt this energy
before… She smirked; though she hadn’t found anything
meaningful in her search yet, the people she had inadvertently
brought into her revenge were a key. Eris narrowed her eyes.
Their energy…it’s linked somehow. I need to find them if I am to
learn what went wrong. Perhaps if I were to send them back to their
worlds, things would change…

Ok, guys, I have determined that, due to our very different
lives in very different parts of the world, scheduling these weekly
meetings and getting us all together is like herding cats made of
jello: impossible. So, I have a semi-useful solution. I would ask
that each member write down the days and times throughout the week
that they can attend meetings, in the comments of course, and we
can compile a decent schedule based on the day and time that is
best for everyone (assuming we get that lucky). So, please post in
the comments so we can get this rolling. :)

Hey all, I haven't entirely read up on the Vortex story yet
(still half like half of Minn's chapter to read through), so I
don't know how much any of the proposed would interfere with what
will still happen or might have been decided or whatever.

Anyway, rambling aside, I'll just propose the idea:

At some point in time, possibly after they destroyed the last
vortex but nothing happened though they were expected to be all
sent home, the group could tag along with Eris to her world -though
obviously not intended (on her side). Perhaps a battle could've
gone wrong as in, Eris created a portal to go back to her own
world, thinking that she had knocked them all out or something, but
was mistaken and they jump her, falling all through the portal
e…

I sadly write this today because; unfortunately it needs to be
written. Earlier a member of the ever so amazing writing team
pointed out a fact. I have written but a paragraph of Vortex. I am
not qualified to choose the next newbie authors as I wanted too.
Yes I wanted to make the choice of new authors (don't worry i
wasn't going to cut anyone who wasn't inactive.) myself. The same
way I did last time. To pick a great team! I even said that I
wouldn't pick people I didn't like. But somebody wants to vote. So
I will give you all the vote.

According to a former author/bystander; I'm not really fit to
be in a community fanon because I "unwanted edits", said person
noting that the new Main Page design I made was reverted by both
ARG; and Minnic…

For our weekly meetings, it seems that Monday at 5:00 is not
good for some. Do we have another day and time that would be good
for everyone? And as for New Year's Eve, which is tomorrow, will
there be a meeting?

It was decided that a running sideplot involving Olaiya and
Shirou will be added, hopefully with a scene in each chapter,
chronicling their chase of the Avatar into the other world and
their eventual alliance, culminating in Shirou's betraying Olaiya
in BM's chapter. This has not actually been outlined, so
brainstorm!

ARG reported that he's 600 words into chapter three, and also
calculated that we will be able to ask for a review after Minn's
chapter.

In other news, it was decided Iroh would never have been
involved in the Boston Tea Party, and the epicness that is The
Hobbit was discussed at long length. Because it is that
awesome.

Wordbender and I (once again, the lone users present at a
meeting...nudge, nudge) talked at length, and we thought it would
be best to get the ball rolling on a Chapter 1 release. She's
finished with it, and she did an excellent job. I see no reason not
to publish it this week, unless someone has an objection to raise?
Please discuss on this blog so that we can get an idea about what
to do with this.

Suzon had previously informed Mage that it would be some time
before he could finish Chapter 1 and so provided him with the
outline so someone else could work on it.

Wordbender offered to take over the first chapter, using a
combination of Suzon's outline and her own. She is optimistic about
turning out a draft by next week.

It was suggested that we add a chapter 'progress bar' on our
Vortex fanon page, and the idea was met with enthusiasm.

Changes to the Prologue have been suggested, including the
swapping of Olaiya's final section with Ling's, converting words
currently in all caps to italics, as well as some sentence editing
offered by Mage.

I'm just frustrated at the way four of the seven of you all have
treated me before. I'm so unhappy to be writing this blog, but I'm
thinking about quitting. I don't know. If you guys are fine with
it, I will, but If it will impact the project to such an extent
that I cannot quit, tell me. Just be honest. Im finding now I will
definately be having problems. So, what do you guys think? Well,
thanks everyone, and even though i'm in a conflict-esque setting
with four of you, you are all some of the nicest, most awesome
users out there. To be fair, I won't say who the four are, however,
they should understand.

Here's mine - It's closer to 400 words, but I think it's
fine. Still pretty short. If you guys need me to shorten it that's
fine.

The sun was setting over the dark, wooded trail of the Earth
Kingdom. Shirou stumbled down the path, still in great pain from
his recent fight. He felt his face, it was still cold and lifeless,
but his features were beginning to come back to how they used to
be. The distinctive curves of his face and shape of his nose that
were faded when he returned to the forest were able to be felt
again. His current strength, however, was a mere shadow of its
former self - falling, aching, burning, pain tearing him apart each
time he stepped.

But he had to move forward. At the Town of Ethos, everyone was
waiting for him, count…

It's a little long. I'll try and trim it down by 50-100 words. I
may also rewrite the part with the vortex itself.

As Kaddo’s canoe slugged across the boundless surface of ocean –
with a flat level of salty water as far as the eye could see in
every direction – its young passenger finally glimpsed the sticking
tip of an iceberg. It was the first sign of his approaching the
South Pole. The aspiring waterbending master reached down and slid
his thick, woolly Water Tribe overcoat back over his shoulders. He
had shed it earlier when heated sun, combined with the exercise of
his journey had caused him to sweat. Now the changing weather
between the southern coastline of the Earth Kingdom and the South
Pole made him reverse the step to stay …

Chapter One's outline has been slightly tweaked. The gang will
land together on Olaiya's world, they will confront Olaiya and
battle enough to piece together an idea of what's going on. Olaiya
blasts them to the next world.

It has been agreed that Suzon, if he accepts, is the best
choice as author for Chapter One, as it takes place on Olaiya's
world.

'Energy' has been identified as 'essence', that is, that which
makes something what it is.

It was discussed that Olaiya should be able to manipulate a
person's energy. Basically, contr…

Princess Ursa desired dragons. She stood admiring the long
forgotten kingdom, imagining it fraught with the magnificent
creatures as it once had been. Leaning for a closer look, the rock
slipped under her foot. She fell forward. The world swayed. Beneath
her, the ground swirled. The other ancient ziggurats surrounding
hers suddenly appeared much too close for comfort.

Pin wheeling her arms, Ursa managed to catch her balance. Her
breath was another matter. She stood very still until the panicked
pounding of her heart gradually slowed.

“That was close,” she gulped. Her eyes were fixed on the ground
several hundred feet below.

Okay, I've written down something preliminary: Yun's crossover
in the Vortex. I have an idea. The first chapter (not the prologue)
will have sections with each character getting pulled into a Vortex
and reappearing on a different plane (not one of our worlds, not
yet). After that, the next chapter could detail their interactions
(sort of like the character convention last Monday), and we can
move on from their.

Here is my portion (or at least some approximation of what it'll
be):

“That represents my word to you; I will not forget.”

Yun and Ty Lee sat out on one of the many balconies that lined
the Fire Nation Royal Palace, and both of them wished it didn’t
have to end.

We did some role playing related to our Character
Conventions, to get a feel for the characters and how the group was
compatible.

A quote from Yun which provides perspective: ”I’m not sure
about this; we hardly know each other! You and Ursa seem nice
enough, Kaddo, but Elquiorra hasn’t said much of anything. And
Sera…I don’t trust her.”

Seraphine might open up to another character during the course
of the story, but she would have to threaten that character not to
tell her secret in the process.

Seraphine will be saved by someone early on and feel
indebted to that character, which is her motivation to
travel to other worlds from that point on. She may be healed by
Kaddo.

Character conventions are a chance for everyone to get to know
your characters. We bring our characters and allow them to interact
with one another. Generally, it’s written out like a play.

Example:
Ursa: *tries to hold a squirming turtle duck* Keep still!
You’ll only make it worse.*turtle duck squawks*
Roh-Roh: *runs up, beaming* You rescued her! Is she
okay?
Ursa: Her wing is broken. *begins stroking the turtle duck’s
head* We need to calm her down.

It doesn’t really matter what happens in the convention because
it’s not canon. It’s only an exercise to learn the characters
–their personalities and reactions– and, trust me, things can get
pretty wacky!

Once we’ve played around in the convention and we feel we have a
good grip on the cast, we can also…

We will be playing “Character Conventions.” Everyone is
encouraged to write up a comprehensive profile on their character
and possibly include some scenes or suggested chapter readings for
information on their character. Later on, we will role play on IRC
to get an idea for the different characters and how they would fit
together.

The prologue will be written by Suzon. Olaiya will be
introduced as the son of an Avatar in the distant future. His
father left Olaiya and Olaiya’s mother to perform his duty to the
world when Olaiya was younger. Olaiya perceives his father as
having abandoned the family. Thus, he hates his father, and by
extension, all Avatars.